DISCLAIMERS: I don't own any of this except for the story lines.
PAIRINGS: R/J and some L/L
DISTRIBUTION: Sure, but first email me so I'll know where this story is going to.
A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in such a long time! AP exams and SOLs and SAT II tests and finals...yepp that's my life right now.
**I started this story during last summer and it follows a completely different story lines than the season premiere of season three.
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Tomorrow Came So Soon
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"I--uh..." Rory trailed off. "It's getting late," she said, glancing at the sun well below the horizon.
"Stay awhile longer," Jess half-whispered, running a hand through her hair.
"Wh--what about Shane?" she asked, worried what his answer might be.
He smiled at her, a tender, heart-stopping smile. "Shane who?"
********
Jess walked her up to her door. They stood there for a minute, unsure what to say.
"So...that was fun," Jess said.
Rory let out a small giggle. "Yeah, it was," she replied.
"Well...bye. I'll see you tomorrow," he said awkwardly.
"Tomorrow then."
He leaned in to give her a quick peck on the lips but instead started another intense bout of kissing, right on her doorstep for the whole world to see. Well, all of Stars Hollow anyways. The cover of night still wasn't dark enough and being in love, they didn't realize that the entire town had already started buzzing about them. That-- that hooligan with the town princess. What an unlikely match.
She broke the kiss off and opened the door. "Goodnight Jess," she said, with a smile on her face.
"Night." And with that, Jess walked down the street and back to the diner. Rory watched until she couldn't see him anymore and turned around to go inside.
"Where were you and were you with him?" Lorelai glared, standing directly in front of her.
Rory, taken aback at how much Lorelai resembled Emily at that moment, held out her book for Lorelai to see. "I was only reading," she said, "at the bridge."
"Hmm...reading, huh? You sure?" Lorelai closely looked at her daughter. "You've got that dreamy look in your eyes, your hair's touseled and I definitely saw you guys making out on the front porch!"
Rory seemed to be fascinated with a piece of lint on her shirt.
"Oh honey, you should've told me you still had feelings for Jess," Lorelai said, enveloping Rory in a hug.
"I'm sorry, I was still in denial myself."
"So, tell me. Is he a better kisser than Dean?" asked Rory's mother.
"Mom!"
Mother and daughter burst into a fit of laughter. "Well is he?" she asked again, wiping tears from her eyes.
"Umm..."
"Oh my, so that's why girls go for the bad boys!"
"Jess isn't bad!" said Rory, immediately running to his defense.
"If you say so."
"He isn't!" Rory protested. "He's so smart and kind and funny..." she drifted off, thinking about all their times together.
"Okay okay," conceded Lorelai. "Just come back to planet Earth. I'm hungry. Your poor mother was slaving away at work, fullfilling the whims of others and she needs food!" Lorelai said, melodramatically.
"Slaving as in being pampered. You and Sookie went to that health spa."
"And doesn't my skin look absolutely radiant?"
"I'm blinded by its radiance," Rory said, dryly.
"Yay so it does work! So where do you want to eat?"
"I'm in the mood for some burgers. And everyone knows that the best burger place in town is---"
"Luke's," Lorelai finished for her. "I should have known that was coming. Alright, let's go. But we're only going for the food!" she warned.
********
They did only go for the food. Except when Lorelai got trapped by Taylor into talking about how building regulations needed to be stricter, Rory sneaked upstairs and found Jess in his room, headphones on, reading a book. She stood by the doorway, uncertain whether she should leave or stay.
Jess saw her and rose, taking the headphones off and putting the book in his pocket. "I didn't realize tomorrow came so soon," he said, his brown eyes twinkling with humor.
"Oh well, uhm Luke needed something." she stuttered.
Jess cupped her head and kissed her. Slowly and so gently.
"I lied," she murmured afterwards. "I needed something. You."
They moved to the couch, her head resting on the crook of his neck, and her body cradled by his.
"Rory..." he whispered, bending to kiss her neck. "I broke it off with Shane earlier today. Right after you left the bookstore."
"You did?" she asked, her eyes wide and surprised.
"Of course. Otherwise how else could I be with you?" Jess paused for a moment and then continued. "I love you Rory Gilmore. I think I started loving you when I first 'borrowed' your copy of Oliver Twist."
"Jess, I love you too!" she said without hesitation. "So much."
********
Jess and Rory walked down the stairs to the diner holding hands. Lorelai still looked incredibly bored by Taylor and Luke was pouring her fifth cup of coffee into her mug.
"Hey mom," Rory said. "Jess and I are going for a walk. I'll meet you back at the house."
"I see. Okay then Have fun, stay safe," Lorelai put an emphasis on the word safe.
"You---You can't just let her walk out with him!" Taylor said disapprovingly.
Lorelai looked at him and said sarcastically, "Don't worry I have the dungeon ready when she gets home. She won't see the sun until she turns 18."
Taylor sputtered and left the diner, muttering about the young people these days.
"I didn't realize Taylor could turn that many shades of pink," Lorelai mused.
"His only talent," replied Luke.
"Hey Luke, what are you doing tonight?" she asked. "Other than anything that involves the diner?"
"Not much. Why?"
"Well it's still early. You wanna go see that new Ben Affleck movie? We can see how many different hairlines he has in it. Come on Lukey! Casesar can take over the diner."
"One condition."
"Name it, anything."
"Never, ever call me Lukey again."
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Under the blanket of glittering stars and luminous full moon, the two young lovers were together at last, their future holding so much, forever entertwined.
THE END.
A/N: This was a wonderful story to write and I thank everyone who reviewed. Please review one final time and tell me what you thought of it as a whole or just as a chapter.
PAIRINGS: R/J and some L/L
DISTRIBUTION: Sure, but first email me so I'll know where this story is going to.
A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in such a long time! AP exams and SOLs and SAT II tests and finals...yepp that's my life right now.
**I started this story during last summer and it follows a completely different story lines than the season premiere of season three.
^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^^*^*^*^*^
Tomorrow Came So Soon
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"I--uh..." Rory trailed off. "It's getting late," she said, glancing at the sun well below the horizon.
"Stay awhile longer," Jess half-whispered, running a hand through her hair.
"Wh--what about Shane?" she asked, worried what his answer might be.
He smiled at her, a tender, heart-stopping smile. "Shane who?"
********
Jess walked her up to her door. They stood there for a minute, unsure what to say.
"So...that was fun," Jess said.
Rory let out a small giggle. "Yeah, it was," she replied.
"Well...bye. I'll see you tomorrow," he said awkwardly.
"Tomorrow then."
He leaned in to give her a quick peck on the lips but instead started another intense bout of kissing, right on her doorstep for the whole world to see. Well, all of Stars Hollow anyways. The cover of night still wasn't dark enough and being in love, they didn't realize that the entire town had already started buzzing about them. That-- that hooligan with the town princess. What an unlikely match.
She broke the kiss off and opened the door. "Goodnight Jess," she said, with a smile on her face.
"Night." And with that, Jess walked down the street and back to the diner. Rory watched until she couldn't see him anymore and turned around to go inside.
"Where were you and were you with him?" Lorelai glared, standing directly in front of her.
Rory, taken aback at how much Lorelai resembled Emily at that moment, held out her book for Lorelai to see. "I was only reading," she said, "at the bridge."
"Hmm...reading, huh? You sure?" Lorelai closely looked at her daughter. "You've got that dreamy look in your eyes, your hair's touseled and I definitely saw you guys making out on the front porch!"
Rory seemed to be fascinated with a piece of lint on her shirt.
"Oh honey, you should've told me you still had feelings for Jess," Lorelai said, enveloping Rory in a hug.
"I'm sorry, I was still in denial myself."
"So, tell me. Is he a better kisser than Dean?" asked Rory's mother.
"Mom!"
Mother and daughter burst into a fit of laughter. "Well is he?" she asked again, wiping tears from her eyes.
"Umm..."
"Oh my, so that's why girls go for the bad boys!"
"Jess isn't bad!" said Rory, immediately running to his defense.
"If you say so."
"He isn't!" Rory protested. "He's so smart and kind and funny..." she drifted off, thinking about all their times together.
"Okay okay," conceded Lorelai. "Just come back to planet Earth. I'm hungry. Your poor mother was slaving away at work, fullfilling the whims of others and she needs food!" Lorelai said, melodramatically.
"Slaving as in being pampered. You and Sookie went to that health spa."
"And doesn't my skin look absolutely radiant?"
"I'm blinded by its radiance," Rory said, dryly.
"Yay so it does work! So where do you want to eat?"
"I'm in the mood for some burgers. And everyone knows that the best burger place in town is---"
"Luke's," Lorelai finished for her. "I should have known that was coming. Alright, let's go. But we're only going for the food!" she warned.
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They did only go for the food. Except when Lorelai got trapped by Taylor into talking about how building regulations needed to be stricter, Rory sneaked upstairs and found Jess in his room, headphones on, reading a book. She stood by the doorway, uncertain whether she should leave or stay.
Jess saw her and rose, taking the headphones off and putting the book in his pocket. "I didn't realize tomorrow came so soon," he said, his brown eyes twinkling with humor.
"Oh well, uhm Luke needed something." she stuttered.
Jess cupped her head and kissed her. Slowly and so gently.
"I lied," she murmured afterwards. "I needed something. You."
They moved to the couch, her head resting on the crook of his neck, and her body cradled by his.
"Rory..." he whispered, bending to kiss her neck. "I broke it off with Shane earlier today. Right after you left the bookstore."
"You did?" she asked, her eyes wide and surprised.
"Of course. Otherwise how else could I be with you?" Jess paused for a moment and then continued. "I love you Rory Gilmore. I think I started loving you when I first 'borrowed' your copy of Oliver Twist."
"Jess, I love you too!" she said without hesitation. "So much."
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Jess and Rory walked down the stairs to the diner holding hands. Lorelai still looked incredibly bored by Taylor and Luke was pouring her fifth cup of coffee into her mug.
"Hey mom," Rory said. "Jess and I are going for a walk. I'll meet you back at the house."
"I see. Okay then Have fun, stay safe," Lorelai put an emphasis on the word safe.
"You---You can't just let her walk out with him!" Taylor said disapprovingly.
Lorelai looked at him and said sarcastically, "Don't worry I have the dungeon ready when she gets home. She won't see the sun until she turns 18."
Taylor sputtered and left the diner, muttering about the young people these days.
"I didn't realize Taylor could turn that many shades of pink," Lorelai mused.
"His only talent," replied Luke.
"Hey Luke, what are you doing tonight?" she asked. "Other than anything that involves the diner?"
"Not much. Why?"
"Well it's still early. You wanna go see that new Ben Affleck movie? We can see how many different hairlines he has in it. Come on Lukey! Casesar can take over the diner."
"One condition."
"Name it, anything."
"Never, ever call me Lukey again."
*********
Under the blanket of glittering stars and luminous full moon, the two young lovers were together at last, their future holding so much, forever entertwined.
THE END.
A/N: This was a wonderful story to write and I thank everyone who reviewed. Please review one final time and tell me what you thought of it as a whole or just as a chapter.